Local MP and Patron of the British Heart Foundation in Swindon, Justin Tomlinson, was pleased to support World Heart Day and to hear about the great progress which has been made towards fighting cardiovascular disease in North Swindon.
Currently in North Swindon there are..
- 7,700 people are estimated to be living with cardiovascular disease
- 2,511 people have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease
- 1,300 people have survived a stroke
- 11,976 people have been diagnosed with high blood pressure
- 4,248 adults have been diagnosed with diabetes
- 1,205 people have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation - a type of irregular heart rhythm
Thankfully £19.1million has been spent on pioneering research across the South West. In North Swindon, we have..
- 28 local organisations signed up as health at work members
- 9 defibrillators placed in the community
- 504 Heart Matters members
- 7,580 heart health resources despatched last year
Justin Tomlinson MP said: "As the Patron of the Swindon branch of the British Heart Foundation and the Vice-Chair of the APPG Heart, this is an important issue which I've worked tirelessly on. I was pleased to update the charity on my latest campaign in Parliament for more life-saving defibrillator's across local communities, as well the inclusion of emergency life saving skills in our national curriculum."
